What is the news? Odisha plans to make Konark a 100% solar town and place it among India’s first few zero emission cities or towns. To implement this plan, the Government of India in 2020 launched a scheme for solarisation of Konark Sun Temple and Konark town in Odisha. What is Konark Sun Temple? Click… Continue reading Konark will now light up its Sun Temple with solar energy
Glycosmis albicarpa: New gin berry species discovered in southern Western Ghats
What is the News? Scientists from the Botanical Survey of India(BSI) have discovered a new gin berry species named “Glycosmis albicarpa” from the Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu. What is Glycosmis albicarpa? Glycosmis albicarpa is a gin berry species. It belongs to the Orange family, Rutaceae. Habitat: Endemic to the southern Western Ghats. Features:… Continue reading Glycosmis albicarpa: New gin berry species discovered in southern Western Ghats
UN Environment Programme must serve to strengthen international cooperation and encourage collective action to address the major environmental challenges of our time : India at 50th session of UNE
What is the News? The Union Minister of Environment has delivered a national statement on the 50th session of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi,Kenya. What is the United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP)? The United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) was established in 1972 after the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm in… Continue reading UN Environment Programme must serve to strengthen international cooperation and encourage collective action to address the major environmental challenges of our time : India at 50th session of UNE
Rules for deputation of DIGs: what Centre proposes to change, and why
What is the News? The Centre has issued an order on the central deputation of Deputy Inspector General-level IPS officers. The order states that IPS officers coming to the Centre at the DIG level would no longer be required to be empanelled at that level with the Union Government. Note: This order comes after the… Continue reading Rules for deputation of DIGs: what Centre proposes to change, and why
Ministry of MSME organizes Mega Summit on Plastics Recycling & Waste Management and Launches Special Drive to Promote Entrepreneurship
What is the News? The Union Minister for MSME has inaugurated the International Summit on Plastics Recycling & Waste Management. What is the International Summit on Plastics Recycling & Waste Management? Organized by: Ministry of MSME in association with The All-India Plastics Manufacturers’ Association (AIPMA) Purpose: To deliberate upon challenges and opportunities in the Plastics. … Continue reading Ministry of MSME organizes Mega Summit on Plastics Recycling & Waste Management and Launches Special Drive to Promote Entrepreneurship
Weaponised economies, beyond the theatre of war & more
News: Time and again developed countries have weaponised the global economic system. Every time countries have taken a lesson and changes have taken place. 25 years ago, IMF forced many east Asian countries facing foreign exchange shortage into conditions that Indonesia faced a near collapse. So, the East Asian countries since then took a lessons… Continue reading Weaponised economies, beyond the theatre of war & more
GoI Will Have To Keep Buddha Smiling
News: Russian invasion of Ukraine has reignited the debate of the significance of robust nuclear deterrence. Since the Russian invasion the question is being raised – would Russia have invaded Ukraine, if the latter had not given up its nuclear stockpile. It is notable, that Ukraine had given up its nuclear stockpile along with Belarus… Continue reading GoI Will Have To Keep Buddha Smiling
The Strain When You Abstain
News: India has decided to abstain from voting against Russia in United Nations Organizations. India stand is based on its own security interests. Russia-Ukraine Conflict in Brief What are the justifications for India’s stand on conflict? India’s dependence on Russian military supplies is widely acknowledged. Indigenization requires time and diversification is also not possible immediately… Continue reading The Strain When You Abstain
India’s Defense Manufacturing Sector: Challenges and Opportunities – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The Indian defense manufacturing industry is a significant sector for the economy. The industry is likely to accelerate further with the rising concerns of national security. Demand for defense equipment has been growing as India prepares to modernize its forces with rising threat perception of a two-front war. The international… Continue reading India’s Defense Manufacturing Sector: Challenges and Opportunities – Explained, pointwise
[Answered] The wind speed in major Indian cities has been slowing down consistently and significantly over several decades. Highlight the reasons and implications of slowing winds in urban areas.
Introduction: Context of climate change with the Slowing wind. Body: Mention the Reasons of slowing winds in the urban areas also write the Implications of slowing winds Conclusion: Give a way forward The declining wind speed also referred to as global terrestrial stilling is a major cause of concern worldwide. It is one such phenomenon that poses high impacts… Continue reading [Answered] The wind speed in major Indian cities has been slowing down consistently and significantly over several decades. Highlight the reasons and implications of slowing winds in urban areas.
